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B+

Frederick Douglass High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

8000 Croom Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 · (301) 952-2400 · Part of Prince George's County Public Schools

Croom’s School Grade D better than 8% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
1,183
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Frederick Douglass High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Maryland’s public schools

On the path

Where Croom kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–839 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Frederick Douglass HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8000 Croom Rd, Upper Marlboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9315
Grade 10291
Grade 11262
Grade 12315
Enrollment over time
1,115’20
1,161’21
1,159’22
1,182’23
1,183’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 84%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 2%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Frederick Douglass High from Croom families.

Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools

The district →
Colin L Powell Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Washington
1,661 students16:1
Beltsville Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Beltsville
C
1,113 students14:1
Cherokee Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adelphi
C−
863 students14:1
Springhill Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbelt
D−
804 students13:1
Calverton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beltsville
D
767 students13:1
Port Towns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bladensburg
D
747 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Croom’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.